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Author Topic: PS Eppleton Hall, San Francisco  (Read 4952 times)

Offline Roderick Smith

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PS Eppleton Hall, San Francisco
« on: March 28, 2010, 03:06:31 PM »
There were several interesting older ferries at SF, but all were screw, not paddle.
However, at the maritime museum at Hyde Pier there was paddle tug PS Eppleton Hall, from Newcastle (UK).  It was captioned 'typical of the paddle tugs which worked in SF'.  It sailed out under its own steam.
Of the five major vessels at the museum, it is not available for boarding.
The lower hull is turquoise: a topic which was discussed a year ago.

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Roderick B Smith
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« Last Edit: April 01, 2010, 03:58:15 PM by Roderick Smith »
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Dinosaursoupman

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Re: PS Eppleton Hall, San Francisco
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2010, 04:17:17 PM »
Turn around Roderick and take 20 paces forward. That's the Eureka. One of only two walking beam paddlewheelers still in existance. The other being the Ticonderoga in Vermont. The Eureka was typical of many of the ferries used in the San Francisco Bay area until the bridges and pollution regulations put them out of business. There are a few other sidewheelers whose remains are still visible, the Garden City, complete with boilers and crankshaft can be seen at coordinates 38* 03' 15.21" N x 122* 12' 08.02"w, in the Carquinez Strait, next to the Eckley pier. The Solano can be seen at 38* 01' 01.78" N x 121* 48' 18.21"W near the town of Antioch in the Carquinez Strait. The Sausalito is used as a club house and maintained beautifully inside. She can be seen at 38* 01' 09.65" N x 121* 45' 25.01" W. close to the Antioch Bridge on the Carquinez Strait.

Randy
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Offline Roderick Smith

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Re: PS Eppleton Hall, San Francisco
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2010, 06:03:39 PM »
I am enclosing three photos of PS Eppleton Hall, taken at Hyde St Pier, which is now San Francisco Maritime Park.

These were taken on Wed.24.3.10, on a fairly-rushed visit.  I didn't buy the ticket to board four vessels.  If I had done that, I would have seen that Eureka was PS.  What fooled me was the superstructure built out onto the sponsons, and the pier fences which obscured the lower view.  I did buy the museum handbook, which was quite clear about PS Eureka, but didn't mention PS Eppleton Hall.

I am already listing the things which I must do on my next USA holiday, and now a return to SF is on the list.  I didn't have time to head to the submarine or the other former navy vessel.

Wednesday: I have added a fourth, from a different angle.

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Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor
« Last Edit: March 31, 2010, 03:53:59 PM by Roderick Smith »
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Dinosaursoupman

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Re: PS Eppleton Hall, San Francisco
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2010, 12:23:16 PM »
She hasn't changed much over the last few years. In 2006 the NPS rebuilt the hull of the C. A. Thayer which sits alongside the Eppleton Hall but it doesn't seem as if much else has been done to her since then either. I do hope they will continue their efforts to preserve these vessels.

Randy
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